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You know how you describe confusing symptoms to a doctor, and he's like, "A ha! I know the problem?" The "symptoms" you're describing with your Camponotus colony sounds like a colony that's in the mood for a winter hibernation. It's just a guess, but have you had your colony of 80 ants only this yea...

Definitely looks like a Formica species.

CampoKing wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:58 pm

You, sir, may have Camponotus nearcticus.

Nope I'm so wrong nevermind lol that species is too small

These workers were found with their queen in Ottawa Kansas, living under dead tree bark. They are half the size of Carpenters. Never seen these guys before & I can't even be sure of a genus, so any help is awesome. Thanks!

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You, sir, may have Camponotus nearcticus.

Nope. Ants are really good at knowing whats best for them. You cant over feed them, and as long as you provide both food sources they will be fine Ok, thank you! :) I always leave my Carpenters with syrup water and a bug or two that I change daily (or I wait until they lose interest). I also give m...

Yeah I'm referring to the real stuff, the kind of maple syrup you get from Canada or Vermont. Most cheaper stuff is just a lot of corn syrup mixed in. Might be more pricey, but ants will take a long while to go through that, so it works out.

Forgot to mention this queen was found in Kansas this summer

Tried my best research on my own, but I'll admit defeat & be yet another dude asking for a species ID. I got one crappy pic of the queen and her workers. She's bigger than a Lasius queen but less than half the size of a carpenter ant queen. To me, they look and act "Camponotus-y" but I can't pinpoin...

Ok I'm definitely hopping on this topic because I just did massive research into the safety of honey for ants. My conclusion: Don't use honey. Use maple syrup. Here's why. Honey has more stuff in it than just sugar. It also has very low water content, so it will dehydrate ants when fed directly. The...